Legal Opinion
Ham v. Ham
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 17, 2002No. A02A1414PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Sarah Ellen Ham, as the executrix of the estate of her husband, James Amos Ham, sued her nephews, Phillip and James Ham, to col*416lect on a bill of sale to secure a debt. The nephews admitted executing an agreement to pay the decedent $50,000 for 200 head of beef cattle, but claimed the debt had been satisfied. The nephews presented a document purportedly signed by James Amos Ham releasing them from the debt in exchange for $32,000. Even though the executrix claimed her husband’s signature was forged, the superior court granted the nephews’ motion for summary judgment, which was…
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